Me: Some great news folks! Our buddy Gantz Gun has returned from his world tour! He's also here for today's chapter viewing.

Gantz: Hey everyone! Glad to be back!

Servo: (Is dressed up in an army uniform, complete with a machine gun)

Crow: In case you're wondering about Servo's get up here, I'll tell ya. Somehow, alien face-huggers from the movie Alien began showing up around here, and one tried to lay it's eggs in Servo. Gantz's new friend, a Bunneary named Samantha was able to get it off of him by punching his head off.

Wally: Yeah, now Servo's gonna try to take the monsters out.

Servo: I'll be fighting the enemy in the air ducts. Don't try to stop me.

Zane: How long will it be before you start crying?

Everyone: (Laughs)

Servo: Ha ha... Zane, jump up my butt! (flies into the air duct)

Ace: (switches on the walkie talkie Servo gave her) Gantz, five dollars says Servo starts crying in thirty seconds.

Gantz: I'm not one to gamble, but you're on!

Servo: (voice comes in over the radio) Ok, I'm in... You know, no one told me it was gonna be this dark in here, and that it smells like socks... (get's stuck due to his hoverskirt) Oh great!

Ace: Here we go...

Servo: (chokes up, then starts crying)

Gantz: Darn... Here you go. (hands Ace her money)

Me: Time to start the new chapter!

Servo: Wait, what about me!?!

Otto: (is out of the hospital, and is in a much better mood than before) Just sit tight and don't let the aliens eat you!

Servo: Yes sir, hey wait a minute!!!!!!

Chapter 28: Love at Last?

While everyone was busy having fun after regaining their true forms, Lucy was struggeling with an internal conflict. As a Frontier Brain, she was constantly occupied with her duties of accepting challenges from tainers wanting to conquer the frontier. The only affection she got was from her own pokemon, especially from her most treasured pokemon like her Snolax, Abra, and Makuhita. When she first met Brock when Ash challenged her to a battle, she saw Brock was a little too forward with his feelings, and even seemed a bit desparate. But something about the squinty-eyed pokemon breeder attracted her. She quickly realized it was due to how she really loved pokemon with a squinty-eyed face.

During their short time together, Brock's words had always made Lucy feel special when combined with his eyes. When she joined the team to try to get closer to Brock, but was too shy to do anything. She feared that Brock may have already found someone else by now, as Brock hadn't hit on any women lately. She remembered Ash, May, and Max saying that he always acted this way in front of women.

She finally decided to get some answers, and tried to speak to her friends about this. She went up to Misty, and asked her, "Excuse me Misty. Can I talk to you about something?" Misty then said, "Sure, I guess..." Lucy then said, "Misty, I don't know how to say this but... I... have certain feelings... for someone... and I'm not sure if I can tell him about how I feel." Misty was suprised at this, as Lucy was always so serious and focused. Misty then said, "Well, who's the lucky guy?" Lucy then said, "Well... Please don't say this, but... it's Brock."

Misty stared blankly at Lucy, then at Brock (who was still cooking lunch). She nearly busted out laughing, but was able to control herself. She then asked, "Well, if you need to know, Brock's still single." Lucy then asked, "So why did he stop hitting on every woman he saw when I joined the team?" Misty thought for a moment, and said, "Well, perhaps Brock's finally learned self control, or he's trying to impress you." Lucy then said, "Well, if he's trying to impress me, then it's working. It shows that he's a truly committed person." Misty then said, "It depends on which definition of committed you're reffering to." The two ladies began laughing at Misty's joke.

(Servo get's out of the air ducts finally, and sits down with the others in Nutcase's authot's booth)

Servo: (sarcasm) Thanks a lot you knobs!

Lucy then said, "You see, the reason I seem to have fallen for him is because my favorite pokemon that have the same squinty expression Brock has. The pokemon I mentioned are the most caring out of all of my pokemon, so when Brock went on his little hormone-drivin rant, I was touched by his kind words, despite the cliche'd and insane manner in which they were said." Misty let out a soft smile, then said, "I understand now. Why don't you go on ahead and speak to Brock right now? He's left the cooking duties to Clay and Luigi right now."

Lucy watched as Brock had wandered away from the campsite to give the pokemon their food while Luigi and Clay tended to the rest of Brock's cooking. She quickly caught p to Brock, and said, "Excuse me Brock, can I speak to you in private?" Brock was speechless, but was able to say, "Uh, sure. Ok."

Vivian overheard Lucy and Misty's coversation, and said to Misty, "So, it seems another couple is going to be formed." Misty was suprised by Vivian's sudden apperance, but she figured it wouldn't hurt to tell Vivian about what she and Lucy had been talking about. After getting done talking, Vivian said, "I hope that things work out for them. Clay and I were able to get along well despite some obvious differences, so I'm sure that Brock and Lucy can handle whatever comes their way."

A few minutes later, Brock came back with Lucy by his side, and they both had big smiles. Misty then said, "They didn't..." "Get your head out of the gutter Misty, we didn't do anything of the sort." Brock responded once he heard Misty. He then said, "You should know I wouldn't do THAT before we got to know each other better! My father would kill me!"

This got everyone's attention, and Luigi said to no one in particular, "What's the deal?" That's when Lucy told everyone that she and Brock were now a couple. Max then yelled, "NO WAY!!! One of Brock's lame pick up lines actually worked!?!" Brock retorted with, "They are not lame, I learned them from my dad!" Max then stared blankly at Brock, then said sarcastically, "I stand corrected..."

Servo then said in a corny french accent, "Ah, Spring is zeh season of love, no?" Crow then said, "All that's left is to get Ash and Misty, Jessie and James, along with Zane and Meriee together!" Ash, Misty, Jessie, James, and Zane each flared up in anger upon hearing that. Ash then yelled, "WE. ARE. NOT. A. COUPLE!!!!!" Misty then yelled, "YOU BETTER START RUNNING BEFORE I TURN YOU INTO SCRAP!!!!!!" Zane then said, "I'll count. 1... 2...-" Crow bolted when he realized his friends were serious about this. Zane then finally said, "3!!!!!!" as the five pokemon trainers ran after Crow, each wanting to turn him into a food processor.

Meriee, instead of wanting to attack the robot, was blushing. Her reaction was hidden by her claok however, so she didn't have to worry about being noticed. Nearby, she overheard the pokemon talking. Jame's Cacturn said, "I wonder why James never asked Jessie out on a date? Sure Jessie can be hot headed at times, but they've been best friends forever, according to what Meowth told us."

Wobbuffet then said, "From what I've learned from some old teamates of mine, James has some commitment issues due to his parents trying to force him into marrying some psycho who looked almost exactly like Jessie." Meowth then said, "And I'm betting that because of that, Ol' Jimmy wont dare ask Jessie since they look identical."

Jessie overheard Meowth, and then said, "What did you say!? How DARE you say that tramp and I look identical!!?! I'm a billion trillion zillion times prettier than her!!!!" Dustox then said, "Uh oh, you'd better run Meowth!" Meowth heeded Dustox's advice, and ran as fast as he could to avoid Jessie's wrath as she began swinging a hammer she pulled out of nowhere to try and hit the cat pokemon.

Luigi saw this, and said, "This almost reminds me of when Cranky Kong kidnapped Mario's ex-girlfriend, Pauline back in Brooklyn before we became plumbers..." Clay then said, "Yeah, but this time the beast is the one needing to be rescued from the damesel." Luigi began chuckling when Clay said that, and said, "Mama-Mia, that reminds me of when it was Princess Peach who actually fought Bowser to save you, me, Mario, and all of her servents from Bowser's loony scheme with the Vibe Scepter!"

Clay then broke out into laughter before he said, "Oh man, Bowser certainly got the short end of the stick that time didn't he!?" Zane, being curious about this event in Mushroom Kingdom history, asked, "Wait, Peach once saved the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser by herself!?!" Clay then said, "Pull up a seat Zane, and get everyone else's attention for this story as well. This is a story you have to hear!"

Everyone settled down to hear another tale from the Mushroom Kingdom. Clay and Luigi then took turns telling the story of how Princess Peach Toadstool took the responsibility of protecting her homeland into her own hands after finding out Bowser launched a sneak attack which resulted in Bowser capturing the three Super Mario Brothers, and most of her servents, with her only help coming from a magical umbrella.

A new couple brings new possibilities. How will things turn out next?

To be continued...

Servo: (still mad)

Me: Ok, we're sorry we didn't get you out ok?

Servo: Not good enough.

Me: (rolls eyes) Anyway, Lucy and Brock are finally a couple, thus turning one of Brock's dreams into reality.

Zane: Hey guys, the other alien monsters are dead now. According to the latest news, many alien busting teams took the fight to the monsters and destroyed the enemy completely. Amongst the fighters were Samus Aran, Master Chief, Ratchet and Clank, as well as many other alien destroyers seen in ever form of fictional media.

Me: Ah, that's great to hear. Anyway, R&R people!